Example sentences of "it had [been] a hard " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was easy to keep promising that some sun and heat would work its usual miracle but it had been a hard , cold winter and almost everyone had suffered from influenza , Mrs Browning worst of all . |
| 2 | It had been a hard labour . |
| 3 | It had been a hard year , the public felt Lauda had been ill done by , and everyone felt that they were seeing the apotheosis of one of the great drivers and the first signs of greatness in his natural successor , Alain Prost . |
| 4 | It had been a hard day . |
| 5 | It had been a hard day and the river could be a severe taskmaster at times . |
| 6 | It had been a hard day . |
| 7 | It had been a hard lesson for some of them . |
| 8 | It had been a hard morning 's work , with little reward apparently because while an awful lot had passed the lips , it had n't gone any further . |